Aren’t You A Social Butterfly

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Butterfly

How do you make a butterfly?

Flick it out of the butter dish with a knife!

Interesting Fact: Actually, butterflies do not eat at all. Well, at least not in the traditional sense. What do butterflies eat? Instead of eating, butterflies get their nurishment from drinking. They have a long narrow tube in their mouth called a proboscis that acts as a straw. They usually set on top of a flower and drink the nectar. To see a congregation of many kinds of butterflies together they feed on small puddles on the grouind or wet areas on leaves and plants. See the section below if you are interested in what Caterpillars eat.Β ( http://www.whatdobutterflieseat.info/ )

 

 

12 Comments

  1. kunstkitchen's avatar

    When I was a little sprout, I used to catch and release Swallowtail butterflies at the pond where I lived. I liked it when they crawled on my fingers. I never hurt them.

  2. Tantrikacharya's avatar

    I think it’s the most beautiful insect in the world. Indians believe butterfly is massenger of wedding. Here in India if some one bachelor got a butterfly sat on his body is signified as wedding is knocking the door.

    • throughopenlens's avatar

      Wow that is really cool. And I agree butterflies are amazing. Thank you very much for stopping by and sharing this interesting thing about your country’s culture. Happy Blogging! πŸ™‚

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